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Egg Island, Horseshoe Reef
Egg
Island
is a
small island
, with an
area
of 0.83
ha
, in south-eastern
Australia
. It is part of the
North Coast
Group,
lying in
Bass Strait
on
Horseshoe
Reef
near
Devonport
in
north-west
Tasmania
. It has been
identified
as an
Important Bird Area
because of its
globally
significant
colony
of black-faced cormorants.
Wright Island
is
nearby
.
Fauna
Recorded
breeding
seabird
species
include
little penguin
,
black-faced cormorant
,
silver gull
,
crested tern
and
Caspian tern
.